Lockdown Birding in Bali - Camera Out and New Birds

Got a few new lockdown birds the last couple of days since my last blog update, and I even (finally) unpacked my camera to take some photos of some of the common birds I'm seeing, as and when time permits.

Here's a couple of pics of the gorgeous Grey-cheeked Green Pigeon, a common sight but most often sat in the tops of dark trees, was nice to finally get one at more-or-less eye-level out in the open! Beautiful bird.

Grey-cheeked Green Pigeon

Grey-cheeked Green Pigeon

A few new birds have included Plain Prinia, Common Emerald Dove, House Swift, and Common Iora.

Lockdown Birding in Bali - An update!

I've had a few new birds during the last week of my lockdown here in Ubud, Bali including Rusty-breasted Whistler, Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker, Little Spiderhunter, Pink-necked Green Pigeon, Olive-backed Tailorbird, White-headed Munia, and Feral Pigeon! These have take me up to 32 species! Not bad from my little patch of urban land. 

1. Javan Kingfisher
2. Spotted Dove
3. Zebra Dove
4. Plaintive Cuckoo
5. Yellow-vented Bulbul
6. Javan Munia
7. Eurasian Tree Sparrow
8. Cave Swiftlet
9. Intermediate Egret
10. Eastern Cattle Egret
11. Javan Pond Heron
12. Pacific Swallow
13. Grey-cheeked Green Pigeon
14. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
15. Olive-backed Sunbird
16. Pied Bush Chat
17. White-nest Swiftlet
18. Striated Swallow
19. Scaly-breasted Munia
20. Chinese Sparrowhawk
21. Large-billed Crow
22. Collared Kingfisher
23. Black-naped Fruit Dove
24. Black-crowned Night Heron
25. Savanna Nightjar
26. Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)
27. White-headed Munia
28. Olive-backed Tailorbird
29. Pink-necked Green Pigeon
30. Little Spiderhunter
31. Rusty-breasted Whistler
32. Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker 

Lockdown Birding in Bali - Nocturnal Birding...

A couple of bonus birds this evening added two species to my lockdown birding list in Ubud, Bali. These were:

24. Black-crowned Night Heron
25. Savanna Nightjar

First time I think I've recorded the Black-crowned Night-Heron in Bali, maybe. The Savanna Nightjar was less of a surprise as I have had them from several restaurants in the town, but these were the first ones from the actual villa.

Today was the #BirdTheFeckAtHome BIG (Sun) DAY with the Eastern Hemisphere competing against the Western Hemisphere in a lockdown bird race of sorts. I was able to add the following 5 species to the Eastern Hemisphere list from my spot in Ubud.

1. Javan Kingfisher
2. Javan Munia
3. Javan Pond Heron
4. Cave Swiftlet
5. Black-crowned Night Heron

All good fun! 

Lockdown Birding Bali Style

Well like most of the rest of the world I'm currently in lockdown and self-isolating due to Coronavirus (Covid-19). Hope you're all staying safe and well at these difficult times.

I'm taking a little (forced) break from birding at the moment. I should have just completed a 3 week trip in the United States of America looking for Grouse and Chickens etc (birding in Colorado, Nebraska, and South Dakota) and should have just started a 2 week Vietnam trip. I know also that my spring birding trip to the United States (for Biggest Week in American Birding) and a subsequent trip to Colombia and Ecuador is also off (as is the British Bird Fair in the UK in August). Sad but will catch up with those all next year I hope. No decisions as yet on my Sulawesi, Halmahera, West Papua, and Australia tours for later in the year thus far....

So currently I'm in Bali, not really birding as I said, doing lots of computer work improving itineraries etc to come back stronger after this is all over. However I am a birder of course so I'm always noting the birds that are around my villa, which is right in the town center of Ubud, so not necessarily the best place for birdwatching... but here's what I've had so far in no particular order...

1. Javan Kingfisher
2. Spotted Dove
3. Zebra Dove
4. Plaintive Cuckoo
5. Yellow-vented Bulbul
6. Javan Munia
7. Eurasian Tree Sparrow
8. Cave Swiftlet
9. Intermediate Egret
10. Eastern Cattle Egret
11. Javan Pond Heron
12. Pacific Swallow
13. Grey-cheeked Green Pigeon
14. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
15. Olive-backed Sunbird
16. Pied Bush Chat
17. White-nest Swiftlet
18. Striated Swallow
19. Scaly-breasted Munia
20. Chinese Sparrowhawk
21. Large-billed Crow
22. Collared Kingfisher

I wonder if I'll get anything else while I'm here?... keep tuned!

Javan Munia